Tensions remain between Russia and the United States after a collision in international airspace. U.S. military command officials said Tuesday that a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, clipped the drone’s propeller and forced it
China has announced it will resume all visa travel, officially reopening its borders to tourists for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago. Health officials in Beijing and at the World Health Organization called for and implemented travel
A UK charity which sends clowns into war zones to cheer up traumatised children has put smiles back on the faces of almost 4,000 Ukrainian refugee kids, forced to flee their homes in terror. This week Unicef warned that Russia’s invasion is
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday issued a direct threat against NATO after he called on Moscow to push Western defenses outside of Ukraine and across “the borders of Poland.” Medvedev, the current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made several radical
Aid group Doctors Without Borders said Friday it’s suspending non-emergency services in Burkina Faso after gunmen killed two of its staff there. “This measure, necessary for the time of mourning, is essential to analyze the risks to which our teams are currently
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders along with 14 French media outlets and production companies on Monday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul. In a joint statement, RSF and French media said journalist Mortaza
Hong Kong will give away air tickets and vouchers to woo tourists back to the international financial hub, racing to catch up with other popular travel destinations in a fierce regional competition. During the pandemic, the city largely aligned itself with mainland
The Nationality and Borders Act 2022, which comes into force today, will clamp down on offenders who claim to have been trafficked, making it harder to kick them out. The Home Secretary said: “It is totally unfair that genuine victims of modern
China started reopening its borders on Sunday and ending long quarantine requirements for travelers, putting one of the final nails in the coffin of the country’s draconian “zero-COVID” policy. The reopening of land, sea, and air crossings comes even as an outbreak
Last month, China announced it was easing lockdown restrictions and it has officially reported a small number of cases. However, it’s been estimated that the number of Covid cases in China has spiked and the nation may be dealing with its largest